§ Mr. HOUSTONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will state why the Treasury cannot furnish the number of persons in the United Kingdom and Ireland who are liable to pay the Super-tax on incomes between £5,000 and £10,000 per annum, £10,000 and £15,000, £15,000 and £20,000, £20,000 and £25,000, £25,000 and £30,000, £30,000 and £35,000, £35,000 and £40,000, £40,000 and £45,000, £45,000 and £50,000, £50,000 and £60,000, £60,000 and £70,000, £70,000 and £80,000, £80,000 and £90,000, £90,000 and £100,000, £100,000 and £120,000, £120,000 and £130,000, £130,000 and £140,000, £140,000 and £150,000, and the number over £150,000 per annum, the numbers given for those between £5,000 and £10,000 of course including those who pay on larger incomes; and whether steps will be taken to render such information available in future?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEIt would, in any case, be impossible to furnish statistics, which would not subsequently require considerable qualification; and my right hon. Friend is not prepared to give any undertaking to take the steps referred to in the concluding part of the question.